Combined go-cart and crib.



J. HUDRY.

COMBINED GO-GART AND CRIB.

APPLICATION FILED 13110.9,1913.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO" PHOTD-LITHQ. WASHINGTON, D, C.

J.HUDRY. COMBINED GO-GART AND CRIB.

APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 9, 1913.

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JOI-IN HUDRY, OF HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINED GO-CART AND CRIB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

Application filed December 9, 1913. I Serial No. 805,653.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN HUDRY, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Hazle ton, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Combined Go- Carts and Cribs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to childrens carriages and cribs and the object of the invention is to providea combined go-cart and crib. which may be conveniently used, as a go-cart to be wheeled upon the street or may be so arranged as to be used indoors as a crib.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined go-cart and crib, in which the body of the vehicle is adjustable vertically and the parts of the body foldable or collapsible so as to be folded into small compass for storage and transportation purposes.

The invention consists in a combined gocart and crib, comprising a running-gear, a foldable or knockdown body mounted upon said running-gear, means for adjusting said body vertically with relation to said runing-gear, and means for locking the body in adjusted positions, a foldable handle, and a detachable hood or canopy, all substantially as I will proceed now more particularly to set forth and finally claim.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, in the several figures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure 1 is a side elevation with the parts set up for use upon the street. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, with the extension sides of the body folded down upon the lower side of the body and the forward or front extension folded inward, and showing the rear and back extension and the handle folded Fig. 3 is a rear elevation with a portion of one of the corner posts of the body broken away to show the supporting spring and axle arrangement, and showing the body adjusted to its lowest position in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section of the rear portion of the vehicle, showing the seat arrangement, the handle attachment, and the manner of attaching the canopy or hood, Fig. 5 isa plan view of the running-gear'and the attached lock operatinglevers. Fig. 6

is a side elevation, on a largerscale, of the locking device for locking the body in adjusted positions. Fig. 7 is a plan View, on a larger scale of the locking device. Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view, on alarger scale, showing the spring bolt for locking the folding or extension sides of the body to the extension corner posts when in set up condition, Fig. 1. Fig. 9 is a detailsectional view, on a larger scale, showing spring pins inthe rear corner posts for detachably connecting the hood or canopy to the vehicle.

The running-gear comprises a reach or,

longitudinal bar or board, 1, having the axles 2 and 3 connected to its opposite ends, as by clips 4, Figs. 3 and 5, or otherwise, the wheels 5 being mounted upon the axles to revolve thereon, as by ball bearings or in any other suitable manner. The outer ends of-the axles 2 and 3 are loosely fitted in blocks6, of any desired cross-section, and adapted to slidably fit in complementally shaped tubular posts 7 forming part of the body of the vehicle.

The body of the vehicle comprises a lower portion, consisting of the hollow corner posts 7 of any desired cross-section, and as herein shown these posts are square, and connected by ends 8 and sides 9 of any suitable material or design, and the bottom 10. Secured to the upper ends of the posts 7, as by rule-joints 11. are extension posts 12, connected by any suitable material or slatted frame-work, to form closures 13 for the front and rear extensions of the bodv, and

pivoted to the sides 9 of the lower portion of the body between the posts 7, as by hinge joints 14 are side extensions or guards, 15, adapted to be folded outwardly and downwardly against the sides 9, as shown in Fig. 2. The upper bar or rail of the extension sides or guards areprovided with suitable fastenings, such as spring bolts 16. adapted to engage an opening 17 (Fig. 8) or other suitable keeper in the extension posts 12 to lock the sides 15 in open or extended posi tion, as shown in Fig.

Fixed to and projecting from the bottom of the body, about centrally thereof, is a double-faced rack-bar 18, extending through an opening 19 in the reach 1, and slidably mounted in guides 20 fixed to the bottom of the reach 1 are looking pawls 21, nor

mallyheld in engagement with opposite V teeth of the rack-bar 18 by means of coiled springs 22 connected with said pawls. Pivotally mounted in depending ears 2O on the guides 20 are oppositely arranged footlevers 23, the inner ends of which are forked and connected by means of a slot and pin connection 24 with links 25 having their other ends connected to the pawls 21, in

such manner that when one or the other of said foot-levers 23 is depressed, the pawls will be retracted from looking engagement with the rack bar 18. v

Arranged in the hollow corner posts 7 and resting" upon the bearing blocks 6 therein, are coiled springs 26, see Figs. 3 and 4:, said posts 7 being closed in at their upper ends to retain said springs in place, and pins 27 are fixed in the bottoms of the'postsfi' below the bearing blocks 6 to retain the blocks and springs in the post. Slots 28 are formed in the posts 7 for the passage of the axles 2 and 3 and permit a vertical movement of the body" of the vehicle with relation to' the running-gear, the springs 26 serving as a spring or yielding support for the body, the slots28 springs 26 permitting the ljOCly'tO be raised or lowcred with relation to the running-gear, so; that the height of the body from the ground may be varied, the body being locked in its adjusted position by the engagement of the pawls 21 with the rack-bar 18. The body is provided with indercutor sunken portions 10 at front and rear to permit the body to be lowered about the wheels.

shown in Figs. 3' and 1, the pintle 29 of the rule-joints 11 at the rear of the ve hicle extends entirely across the body, and fitted upon the sides 9 of the body, are brackets having hooks 31 at their forward ends to engage the upper edge of the sides 9 and hooks 32 at their rear ends to" engage the bar or pintle 29, whereby said brackets are supported in place. T he upper edges of the brackets 30, between. the hooks 31 and 32 are provided with a series of notches 33 adapted to receive supporting lugs projecting from the edges of a remov able and adjustable seat of any desired construction As herein show the seat is composed of hinged members 34 and 35, having suitable lugs on opposite edges to engage the slots 33 of brackets 30. The'seat as thus constructed may he fitted in the vehicle in any desired position, and the front member 35 may be dropped to the bottom of the vehicle and thus serve as a leg or foot rest. A piece of canvas or other suitable flexible material 36 may be secured to the front edge of the member 35 of the seat and provided with a bar or rod 37 secured to its free edge in anysuitable manner, and when the seat is in the lowered position, saidbar or rod 37 maybe engagedin one pa r of thenotches 33 brt-he'brackets"Elk-and thus serve as foot rest to prevent the occupant of the vehicle from sliding forward.

Pivoted to the rod or pintle 29 at the sides of the vehicle is the handle 38, the ends of which adjacent to the pivotal point are extended and offset, as at 39, to form stops to engage the posts 7 to support the handle in operative position, said handle being adapted to be folded inwardly over the body ofthe vehicle when not in use.

In order to protect the occupant of the vehicle from rays of light, or from rain or other disturbing elements, a detachable hood or canopy may be provided for the vehicle, and asherein'shown, said hood or canopy comprisesa rigid top frame 40 and a cover 4 51 and side curtains 42 of any suitable flexible material, the ends of said frame 40 being provided with openings *-18 to he engaged by spring pins l-l fitted in and projecting from the upper ends of the extension posts 12 at the rear of the vehicle, see Figs. 45

and 9. When the hood is thus secured to the vehicle, the side curtains 42 may be fastened to the sides of the vehicle by means of buttons or any other suitable fastenings, as

the streets or indoors, and as a cribto be used in the house. hen used as a go-cart, the parts may be adjusted or arranged in any desired manner; that is to say, they may be arranged as shown in Fig. 1, with the extension sides 15 in their extended or open position so as to protect the occupant; or as shown in Fig. 2 with the'sides 15 dropped or in their folded position and the end eX- tensions 12 folded inward so as to give more air and light to the occupant. In either of these positions, the body of the vehicle may be depressed against the tension of the springs 26 and the body locked in such lowered position by the locking pawls 21, and thus enable the attendant to position the handle to suit the height for conveniently pushing the cart. If it be desired to raise or elevate the body from its lowered position, it is only necessary to depress one or the other of the levers 23 to disengage the pawls 21 from the rack-bar 18, so that the springs 26, which have been put under tension or compression, will automatically elevate the body, and upon releasing the lever, the body will be locked in any desired elevated position within the limits of its verti= cal movement.

\Vhen it is desired to use the device as a a mattress or other bed clothing placed in the bottom of the body and the device used in the manner ofan ordinary crib. The hood or canopy may be removed if desired, and replaced, if found necessary to shade the occupants eyes. In using the device as a crib, the folding extension sides may be raised or lowered as may be desirable; and whenthe crib is placed alongside a bed, the folding extension side adjacent to the bed may be lowered and the crib elevated so that its mattress will approximate the level of the bed and thus place the infant occupying the crib within convenient reach of the mother or attendant occupying the bed. WVhen the crib is not in use, it may be folded, substantially as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2, the top or canopy being removed, and the body of the crib lowered to its fullest extent, and rolled under the bed out-0f the way.

When the canopy or hood is removed, the side curtains may be folded in the top frame and the canopy placed within the body of the vehicle, as shown in dotted lines Fig. 2, when being packed or folded for storing and transportation purposes, and makes a convenient package for traveling upon street cars or railroad trains.

The body of the vehicle and the seat may be upholstered in any suitable or usual manner. I

I do not wish to be understood as limiting the invention to the exact details of construction and arrangement of parts herein shown and described, as the same may be changed in various particulars, and still be within the scope of the invention.

That I claim is:

1. A combined go-cart and crib, comprising a running-gear, a body adjustably mounted upon said running-gear and having a foldable upper portion and means carried by said body and running-gear for locking the body in adjusted positions.

2. A combined go-cart and crib, comprising a running-geana body yieldingly and adjustably supported upon said runninggear and having a foldable upper portion, and means carried by said body and running-gear for locking the body in adjusted positions.

3. A combined go-cart and crib, comprising a running-gear, a body adjustably mounted upon said running-gear and having inwardly folding upper end extensions and outwardly folding upper side extensions, and means carried by said body and running-gear for locking the body in adjusted positions.

4. A combined go-cart and crib, comprising a running-gear, a body yieldably and adjustably supported upon said runninggear and having a foldable upper portion, means carried by the running-gear and body for locking the body in adjusted positions,

and having a foldable upper portion, means for locking the body in adjusted positions, a detachable seat'fitted in said body, adetachable hood secured to said body over said seat, and a foldable handle attached to said body. 1

6. In a combined go-cart and crib, a run ning-gear comprising a reach, axles secured to the ends of said reach, wheels mounted upon said axles, and bearing-blocks fitted on the ends of said axles, a body having tubular corner posts in which said bearing-blocks are slidably fitted and provided with slots through which said axles pass, and springs in said posts engaging said bearing-blocks.

7. In a combined go-cart and crib, a running-gear comprising a reach, axles secured to the ends of said reach, wheels mounted upon said axles, and bearing-blocks fitted on the ends of said axles, a body having tubular corner posts in which said bearing-blocks are slidably fitted and having slots through which said axles pass, and springs in said posts engaging said bearing-blocks,gsaid body being adjustable vertically with relation to said running-gear by compressing said springs, and co-acting means on said body and running-gear for locking the body in adjusted positions.

8. In a combined go-cart and crib, a running-gear comprising a reach, axles secured to the ends of said reach, wheels mounted .upon said axles, and bearing-blocks fitted on the ends of said axles, a body having tubular corner posts in which said bearing-blocks are slidably fitted and having slots through which said axles pass, and springs in said posts engaging said bearing-blocks, said body being adjustable vertically with relation to said running-gear by compressing said springs, coacting means on said body and running-gear for automatically locking the body when depressed against the tension of said springs to lower the body, and means for releasing said locking means to permit the springs to elevate said body.

9. In a combined go-cart and crib, a running-gear comprising a reach, axles secured to the ends of said reach, wheels mounted upon said axles, and bearing-blocks fitted on the ends of said axles, a body having tubular corner posts in which said bearing-blocks are slidably fitted and having slots through which said axles pass, and springs in said posts engaging said bearing-blocks, said body being adjustable vertically with relation to said running-gear by compressing said springs, a rack-bar projecting from the body and extending beyond said reach,

4 1,1 laeoa In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of December, 1913.

JOHN HUDRY.

spring paWis mounted upon said reach adapted to engage said rack-bar to lock said body when depressed against the ten sion of said springs to lower said body, and levers mounted upon said reach and connected with said pawls to retract said pawis to permit the springs to elevate said body.

Witnesses Y H. N. HEIDENREIOI-I, P. G. HEIDENREICH.

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